Michael Iaconelli

Michael

Iaconelli

Biography

Michael Iaconelli is the only angler to have won the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Angler of the Year and B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

Personal Info

Hometown

Pittsgrove,

New Jersey

Birthdate

June 17, 1972

Family

Becky (wife), Drew, Rylie, Vegas, Estella (children)

Hobbies

Fishing, breakdancing, collecting old ink bottles, gardening, water polo, laser tag, candy making, ghost hunting, civil war reenactment, needlecraft, ham radio, macrame, playing the flute

Content

Walking into fall

By Michael Iaconelli

It’s already starting to turn a little cool in the northern parts of the country, and it won’t be long before the same thing happens everywhere. That’s nothing but good news for most bass anglers....

Ike: Last one out, first one in

By Alan McGuckin

His Tundra’s tire tracks were barely dry on the boat ramp from the end of Tuesday’s extremely long practice day. But at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, in the dark of pre-dawn, nearly 30 minutes before...

Fantasy Fishing: All in at Mille Lacs AOY

By Thomas Allen

It’s now or never for the remaining Top 50 Bassmaster Elite Series anglers, and it’s the same for Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing players, too. You’ve got one last chance to make the most out of your...

Size matters with spinnerbaits

By Michael Iaconelli

You only hear about spinnerbaits every so often these days. That doesn’t make sense to me because they still catch bass, and under some conditions they’re the most effective bait in your tackle box...

It’s all about the birds

By Michael Iaconelli

Thanks to Mother Nature, the creatures that are on this earth have internal sensors that help them survive. In many cases, their sensors are better than anything we humans have ever been able to...

Fantasy Fishing: Closing time in Motor City

By Pete Robbins

We’re within sight of the finish line of one of the most topsy-turvy seasons in Bassmaster Elite Series history. We’ve seen rookies take big steps, veterans come back from the dead and then fade...

Small bait, big results

By Michael Iaconelli

Sometimes something comes along that’s known, but not well-known. That’s the case with the Ned rig. As I understand it, this little do-nothing bait was developed by a fellow named Ned Kehde....

Daily Limit: Hog snatcher surprise

By Mike Suchan

Why Aaron Martens' win set a comeback record that will likely never be broken.

Smallmouth in the postspawn

By Michael Iaconelli

I’ve chased smallmouth bass since I was a kid fishing in the Pocono Mountains. They’re one of my favorite fish to catch. In truth, they fight harder than largemouth and they jump higher. I’m...

Why the Opens are important

By Michael Iaconelli

The Bassmaster Opens are more important than a lot of anglers realize. They provide good things to recreational tournament anglers wanting more experience, pros wanting to move up to the Bassmaster...

In praise of junk fishing

By Michael Iaconelli

My last Bassmaster Elite Series tournament turned out to be a reminder lesson for me and, I suspect, for a lot of other anglers, too. I didn’t have a pattern or a place going for me after practice....